Whitney Webb, Author at BSNEWS

How the US Occupied the 30% of Syria Containing Most of its Oil, Water and Gas

Whitney Webb — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 17:34:55 +0000

The following article was written in April 2018 while the BSNews editors were in Syria: DAMASCUS, SYRIA – After the U.S. launched “limited” airstrikes on Friday against Syria, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced that the U.S. will maintain its illegal presence in Syria until U.S. goals in the area are fulfilled, opening the door for the […]

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US Govt-Funded Think Tank Praises “Moderate” Al Qaeda

Whitney Webb — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:15:20 +0000

With al Qaeda now seen by the U.S. as likely the only group in Syria “militarily capable of challenging the Assad regime’s grip on power, the U.S. is in the uncomfortable position of having to rehabilitate 9/11 and current terrorists into supportable “moderates.”

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The Intercept Withheld NSA Doc That May Have Altered Course Of Syrian War

Whitney Webb — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:52:36 +0000

If this document had been published sooner, it could have dramatically changed the course of the war by exposing the true face of the “moderate rebels” — and potentially saved tens of thousands of lives. That didn’t happen, and no reason has been given by the Intercept for its delay.

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